Calf-weaner.



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GEORGE W. BENAGIE,

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To all wiom- 'it may concern.'

Bei it known that l, GEORGE W. Brennen, a citizen of the United States, residing Aat Juda, in the county o f Green and State'o llVisconsin, have invented certain new and.

usefullmprovements in Calf-Weaneis, of which the following is 'a specification. This invention relates to a calf weaner and is an improvement over the construe# tion shown in my' prior Patents Numbers 1,077,585 and insignes.

A particular objectof this invention is to provide a device ofthe'character described which is so constructedthat it may be ser curely held in place and which will not move freely with a pivotal action whenv in place. i-

Another object of the inventionis so construct the device that theprongs w ich form part of the same may be screwed into threaded openings and thus removably held in place.

, This invention is illustrated in the accoinpanying drawings wherein;

lFigure-lis a View showing the device in front elevation` Fig. 2 is a view showing the device in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical .sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view rof one portion of the device.

The body portion of this device is in the form of a plate 10, which has its central portion reduced, thus forming a neckas shown in Figil, the plate being bent transversely so that the end portions 11 and 12 will extend rearwardly, thus permitting the attachment to fit against the calfs nose with the lower portion 12 of the plate extending in front of the nose and the upper portion 11 resting above the nose.

A bridge orclamp 13 is formed from a strip of resilient metal which has its end portions bent to form the arms 14. The end portions of these arms are bent to forni fingers 15 which extend in spaced relation to the arms 1 4 and are each provided with a threaded opening 16 positioned in alinement with a larger unthreaded opening 17 formed in its arm 14: as shown in Fig. 4. Stems 18' which are threaded, pass through the openings 1G and 17 and. are'providedv at their inner ends withheads 19, and attheir outer" ends With flattened' turning elenicnts 20. Jackets 21 are provided for the heads 191s() that the stems may be turned without injury to the calf.

Icomprising a "body portion, a yoke carried Specification of Letters Patent. Pgigned yung 22, 9155 animation tied october ce, me: sensi no. teaser.

' 'Reinorcing strips 22 and 23 are ,posi- '.tioned adjacent the ends of the plate or body portion and Iare provided with threaded openings, thus permitting the prongs 24 and 25'to he easily connected with the plate. By this arrangement it isI not necessar to rivet the rongs'to the plates and there oreif desire the prongs may be removed and new ones put in place. lt should be noted that the prongs 24E are straight throughont their qlength, whereas the prongs" hav their free end portions curved downwardly as 'shown in Figs. 2 and 3, thus causing this -device to; be more effective in use. .'7

Whe'nthis device is in usethe plate is `tted against the calits nose with the heads 19 of the stems iitting into the nostrils. The

stems can now` be turned a sufficient amountl to move the heads into the nostrils tar enough to prevent any danger of the device slipping out of place. By 'having the stems or removed, since when. vit is desired 'to reinove thedevicelor to put it in .place the stems can be drawn outwardly through the openings 17, this making it unnecessary to rotate the stems a very great amount. l I have therefore provided a device of the character described which can be easilyand quickly put into place and removed, kand lwhich wlll be very securely held in place without dangerof interfering with the cals breathing or of injuring thetender inern-A bra-nes within the calfs nostrils.

This device will operate very eiiiciently since whena cali'` is feeding it has anatural tendency to butt the cow with its nose. 'llhis .will cause the prongs 24 to stick'into the cow and shel will then make thel calf step to `one side. The' curved prongs 25 will also have a tendency to prick the cows bag or teat thus causing the cow to push the calf to one side. lt will therefore he seen that this device will operate very efiiciently. ,if What is claimed is: Ji 1. A. device' ofthe characterv described by said body portion, said yoke being formed from a resilient strip having its end portions bent -to form arms, the free end portions ofsaid arms being bent to form fingers extending inwardly in spurred relation to tion to said arms.

the arms, said fingers being provided with threaded openings formed in alinement with Unthreaded openings in said" `arms, and threaded-stems passing through the 'alined openings of said arms and fingers.

2. A device. of the character described comprising a body portion, a yoke carried by said body portion, said yoke including resilient arms having their end portions terminating in fingers extending in spaced relation to the arms and lprovided with threaded openings 'formed in alinement 'with un- ,threaded openings formed insaid arms, and

securing stems passing through the alined openings of said arms and fingers, whereby said stems will constitute means for permittingthe fingers to be moved with 'rela- GEORGE W. BENAGE.

Witnesses:

WM. DUNWIDDIE, J. D. DUNWIDDIE. 

